iShow software instructions

1.iShow laser show software introduction......................................................... 1

2.iShow laser show software of install.............................................................. 2
3.The main window..........................................................................................19
4.The picture edit window............................................................................... 20
5.Quick play window....................................................................................... 29
6.Quick play 2.................................................................................................. 35
7.Segment window...........................................................................................37
8.Sequence Edit................................................................................................42
9.File operate....................................................................................................46
10.play setting.................................................................................................. 49
11.Detect equipment.........................................................................................53

1.iShow laser show software introduction

iShow is the professional laser show software, with variety pattern, easy
control and reasonable price. The main function are include picture edit, quick play,
segment edit, sequence edit, document operate, detect equipment and select
equipment etc. Install of software and introduce mail function in details as follows.

2.iShow laser show software of install

iShow laser show software it is easy to install, we will introduce iShow
installation in details as below.
1. please put the i Show disk (the red CD) into CD driver. Blew picture will
show up and click I Show En .

2. Below picture will show up, click the set up.exe as below.

3. Below picture will show up.

4. After setting up, blew picture will show up and please choose the I aceept
itemand then click Next button as below.

5. Below picture will show up. Please fill in your person information first , then
Click Next button.

6 .Below picture will show up, please click the Next button.

7. Below picture will show up, choose the Typical and click Next button,
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8. Below picture will show up, then click Install button.

9 .Below picture will show up, Please wait for a while .

10 .After the installation , below picture will show up, please click Finish button.

The Disco of i Show laser show software is finished, below is the

installation of the driver of the i Show.

Please use USB connectorUSB to connect the i Show laser show software(I
Show) with the computer .

11. Below picture will show up (If not show up please see the step 14 )

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chose the install to a specific than click Next button.

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12. Below picture will show up, please choose include this location . Browse
file where in your step 1 the I Show software program in, then click the Next
button.

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13. Below picture will show up, Please click Finish button.(OK).

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SUCCESSFUL

Attention:
14. If you havent seen any picture show up at thestep 11 please use your right
of your mouse click on my computer as below picture, then choose properties

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15. Below picture will show up, choose the Hardware and then click the Device
manager

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16. .Below picture will show up, please click the updated driver.

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17.Below picture will show up, please choose the Install from a listand click
Next button.

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18. Below picture will show up, please choose the search for the best driver and
include theand browse file where in your step 1 the I Show software
program in, then click the Next button.

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19.Below picture will show up, please click the finish button
OK.

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3.The main window

First, operating iShow laser show software, it can popup this interface as
follows, that is iShow softwares main interface. Below this face, it can select the
main function of iShow.

Several main function as follows:

Draw a design drawing a picture and keep for ddr form.
Quick play playing basic picture, ilda image file and loaf of words.
Quick play 2 playing cartoon image one by one
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Segment edit

please add change effect in the basic picture and keep for a edit

group.
Sequence edit

please get basic picture, ilda image and segment making a group

and keep a completed stage show.

Document operate

for basic picture ddr file, ilda fire, segment SEC file and

them mutual change.

4.The picture edit window

Click draw a design in the main window can enter this interface follows.

Drawing window
1. 2p line ( Two -point line )

One point that is clicked left button in canvas, again click it can link up a line
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with before point, go on until click right button and over end. If press on ctrl so it
can make straight or level line, or if straight line beyond level distance so it can
make straight line, otherwise it can make level line.
2. MP line ( Multi-point line )

Make sure the straight line is pass on appoint two end points straight, but
besides two end points it have a pitch point at a distant on this line.
3. 3p( Three arc
arc

First, select the center point of arc by clicking left button, then confirm the
semi diameter and the starting angle of arc by same way of last step. Last, click the
left button to get the third point. The first and third point determine arc's ending
angle, additional point should be added within appropriate distance.
4. Circle or ellipse

Setting the X1-axis/,Y1-axis limit by clicking left mouse button, click mouse
left again to get the X2-axis/Y2-axis limit, then, the circle or ellipse would center
on X2+X2/2,and the horizontal axis semi diameter is x1 x2 / 2 ,the vertical axis
semi diameter is y1 y2 / 2. The circle would be get by holding down the Ctrl
button, its semi diameter is the longer one of horizontal axis or vertical axis. There
are points in the circle or ellipse at a distance.
5. 4p( Four-point rectangle )

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Click left mouse button to set starting x-axis/y-axis limit, click the mouse left again
to set finishing x-axis/y-axis, then ,the rectangle is generated.
6.MP Rect( Multi-point rectangle )

Create the rectangle in the same way as above , then add the additional points to
the rectangle with matching distance.
7. 2p( Two-point distance )
Set the distance between points

8. Side of Polygon
Set the sides number of regular polygon(N ranges from 3 to 100)

9. Polygon

Click left mouse button to set the center of regular polygon. click mouse left again
to determine the semi diameter of the polygon, then the polygon is finished.

10. MP Polygon

Set the polygon in the same way as above, additional points would be created in
the sides of polygon within the distance which is set in Point Distance
11. Point

Create a point by clicking left mouse button

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12. Add point

Add the point to the pattern, the distance between the points or the lines shouldnt
over 5 range (coordinate)
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13. Move point

Select a point within 5 range (coordinate) by clicking the left mouse button, the
point would be shifting when remove the mouse, then the pattern would change
Accordingly.
14. Visible point

Determine the point is visible or invisible.

15. Redraw

Refresh the drawing on canvas.

16. New

Create a new pattern ,the file name is newdrawing.

17. Open

Open a pattern file ,the extension is ddr.

18. Save

Save and update the pattern.

19. Save as

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Save the pattern file under a new file name.

20. Save to Buff

Save the drawing to buffer memory.

21. Read of Buff

Make the drawings which saved in the buffer memory appear on canvas.
22. Select point

Click the left mouse button to choose a point ,the distance between the point and
the center of the circle should not greater than 5 (coordinate).if the point has been
chosen, then, it would show red.
23. Select point

Click the left mouse button to choose a point ,the distance between the point and
the center of the circle should not greater than 5 (coordinate).if the point has been
chosen, then, it would show red.
24.. Select all

Select all the points or objects on canvas, which would show red.
25. Unselect all

Unselect all points or objects on canvas.

26. Move

Move selected points or objects to a new location by clicking and dragging

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mouse left. click the left button again to finish this move.
27. The scale

Select a point as a origin of scale by clicking the left mouse button, move the
mouse according to the proportional distance, then the points would shift
proportionally .click the mouse left to finish this step.
28. Rotate

Enter into the rotating interface by clicking the rotation object, then, red points
would show up. Shift the balance rider ,the object would rotate clockwise or
anticlockwise center on red point.

29. H-mirror

Select a point by clicking left mouse button, shift the point along the X-axis, then,
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the pattern wouldchange correspondingly.

30. V-mirror (vertical mirror )

Select a point by clicking left mouse button, shift the point along the Y-axis, then,
the pattern would change correspondingly.
31. Important PLT

Click the key of Import plt to enter into the interface as above. Use the find key to
locate the required plt files from hard disk, and shift the balance rider to adjust the
coarse and the size of the pattern. Finish the step by clicking the OK key. The plt
files are drawn by CorelDraw.

32. Text
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Click the key of Text to enter into the interface as below, write the characters in the
textbox which would show up on canvas. Use the balance rider to adjust the width,
height, coarse. Finish the step by clicking the OK key.

33. Picture

Set the setting as picture

34. Dropper

Click the left mouse button on canvas within 5 (coordinate) distance away from the
point or line, then the color of the point or line would become the canvas s colour.
35. O-Ch_Color(change the color of object)

Set the selected point and the line in front of the points color at blanking color.
36. Rainbow
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Change the selected point or objects color in random.

37. L-Ch-Color(change color for single line)

Click the left mouse button on canvas within 5 (coordinate) away from the point
or line, then the color of the canvas would be the point and lines color.
38. Line

Blanking Line Change the point or line color into blanking s color by clicking the
left mouse button within 5(coordinate) ,it also change the symbol of the blanking
point.
39. Blanking Object

Make the line into blanking color when the symbol of the selected blanking point
changed.
40.. Erase

Erase selected line, point, object.

41. Set background color

Set the current color as background .o

42. Set blank color

Set the current color as blank color.

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43. Undo

Return to previous step.

44. Redo

Recover the Undo steps one by one.

44. Copy

Selected

the

[Copy

Object]

check

box.

when

Move,

Scale,

Rotate,

H-mirror ,V-mirror, the selected point is the place to operate repeat step, the
original point is fixed, the replica shouldnt select in the check box, then the points
would back to their own positions.

5.Quick play window

Click the quick play key, the main window would get as below.

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Quick play interface

1. Color bar
Click relevant color bar's color, the light pattern color also can change the same
color.

1.1 Auto

keep original colors of pattern when displayou.

1.2 Rand1

change the multicolor in random.

1.3 Rand2

change the single-color in random.

1.4 Rand3

flow the color, and distribute all colors to the patterns equally.
1.5 Black

change patterns color into black.

1.6 White

change patterns color into white.

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1.7 Red

change patterns color into red.

1.8 Yellow

change patterns color into yellow.

1.9 Green

change patterns color into green.

1.10 Cyan

change patterns color into cyan.

1.11 Blue

change patterns color into blue.

1.12 Magenta

change patterns color into magenta.

2. Play mode
2.1 rot angle

Control rotation angle of each step.

2.2 slow draw
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control quantity of the points when drawing

2.3 H-Stretch

Control the measurement when stretch center on X-axis.

2.4 V-Stretch

Control the measurement when strech center on Y-axis.

2.5 Hor-Rotate

control the proportion when rotation center on X-axis.

2.6 Vert-Rotate

control the proportion when rotation center on Y-axis.

2.7 Size

control the size of the pattern, the original multiple is 20.

2.8 Ch-color speed

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Control the speed of color changing when using Rand1, Rand2, Rand3
2.9 H-move

control the distance of each move center on X-axis.

2.10 V-move

Control the distance of each move canter on Y-axis.

3. Text rolling

3.1 Rolling step

Determine the distance of each character.

3.2 stay time

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Determine the time between steps.

3.3 rows of columns

Determine the number of characters per line when horizontal rolling,

determine the number of lines per page when vertical rolling.
3.4 width factor

Determine the width of each character

3.5Height factor

Determine the height of each character

3.6 vertical roll

The characters roll vertically according to the number of lines, otherwise, roll
horizontally.
4. Draw ling list

On the quick play interface, the files in the drawing list are basic patterns, they
come from drawing directory.
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4.1

means the last page of Drawing

4.2

means the next page of Drawing

4.3Find

Search the ddr files by clicking the Find key, the file extension ddr would be
add to the file name automatically.
4.4 Refresh

Reload the DDR files to Drawing list.

6.Quick play 2
Enter into the sequence by clicking the sequence edit button in the main window.

1. Color bar
Click relevant color bar's color, the light pattern color also can change the same
color.
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1.1 Auto

keep original colors of pattern when displayou.

1.2 Rand1

change the multicolor in random.

1.3 Rand2

change the single-color in random.

1.4 Rand3

flow the color, and distribute all colors to the patterns equally.
1.5 Black

change patterns color into black.

1.6 White

change patterns color into white.

1.7 Red

change patterns color into red.

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1.8 Yellow

change patterns color into yellow.

1.9 Green

change patterns color into green.

1.10 Cyan

change patterns color into cyan.

1.11 Blue

change patterns color into blue.

1.12 Magenta

change patterns color into magenta.

2. Time fade

Adjust the speed of play

7.Segment window
Click the segment key, the main window would get as below.

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Segment edit windows

1. Color bar
Click relevant color bar's color, the light pattern color also can change the same
color.

1.1 Auto

keep original colors of pattern when displayou.

1.2 Rand1

change the multicolor in random.

1.3 Rand2

change the single-color in random.

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1.4 Rand3

flow the color, and distribute all colors to the patterns equally.
1.5 Black

change patterns color into black.

1.6 White

change patterns color into white.

1.7 Red

change patterns color into red.

1.8 Yellow

change patterns color into yellow.

1.9 Green

change patterns color into green.

1.10 Cyan

change patterns color into cyan.

1.11 Blue
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change patterns color into blue.

1.12 Magenta

change patterns color into magenta.

2.segment operation
2.1New

Empty the tracks and create a new segment, then input the file name, the file
extension on sec would add to the name automatically.
2.2 Open

Open the segment by clicking the SEC the in segment list.

2.3 Save

Save the finished segment.

2.4 Save as

Save the segment content into hard disk.

3. Add and move of the segment
3.1 Add

Add the ddr file to segment list at the end.

3.2 Insert
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Insert the selected file into current section.

3.3 Remove

Remove the selected file from sevtion.

3.4 Up

Move the selected file up.

3.5 Down

Move the selected file down.

4. Effect tune and save
4.1 Open
Open the saved file effect.
4.2 Edit

Edit the pattern's effect in the segment.

4.3 Save
Save the edited effect.
4.4 Save as

Save the edited file as another file name.

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8.Sequence Edit
Click the sequence key, the main window would get as below.

Sequence edit window

1. Color bar
Click relevant color bar's color, the light pattern color also can change the same
color.

1.1 Auto

Keep original color of pattern.

1.2 Rand1

Change the multicolor in random.

1.3 Rand2
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Change the single-color in random.

1.4 Rand3

Flow the color, and distribute all the color to the patterns equally.
1.5 Black

Change the pattern's color into Black.

1.6 White

Change the pattern's color into White.

1.7 Red

Change the pattern's color into Red.

1.8 Yellow

Change the patterns' color into Yellow.

1.9 Green

Change the patterns' color into Green.

1.10 Cyan

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Change the patterns' color into Cyan.

1.11 Blue

Change the patterns' color into Blue.

1.12 Magenta

Change the patterns' into Mage.

2. Tracks

The interface has three tracks, which stands for different working mode. The
tracks could play Basic patterns' ddr, segment SEC and ILDA's AVI, moreover,
some compatible music files also could be played.
3. Sequence operation instruction
3.1 New

Empty the tracks and create a new sequence, then input the file name, the file
extension on seq would add to the name automatically.
3.2 Open

Open the file in the Sequence folder.

3.3 Save
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Save finished tracks.

3.4 Save as

Save the finished tracks into hard disk.

4. Add and move of the segment
4.1 Add ILF

Add the ILD file to segment list at the end.

4.2

Insert ILF

Insert the selected file into appoint place.

4.3 Add segment

Add the already segment file into segment list at the end.
4.4 Insert segment

Add the already segment file into segment list at the end.
4.5 Move

Delete the current line.

4.6 up move

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Move the current line up.

4.7 Down

Move the current line down.

9.File operate
Click the file operate edit key in the main window, the interface would appears
automatically as below.

File operate window

1. Add into file operate
1.1 move out

Delete the selected file out .

1.2 Add
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Add the select pattern into file at the end.

1.3 Insert

Insert the selected pattern into file at the end.

1. 4 up move

Move the select pattern up from the file.

1.5 Move down

Move the selected pattern down from the file.

2. Add segment into file
2.1 Move out

Delete the selected segment from file.

2.2 add

Add the selected segment pattern into file at the end.

2.3 Insert

Add the selected segment into file.

2. 4 Move up

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Move the selected segment up in the file.

2.5 Move down

Move the select segment down in the file.

2.6 delete

Delete the selected segment from the file.

3. The file change operate
3.1 disassemble frame list

Change the continuous cartoon segment into muti-one by one static pattern.
3.2 change pattern file into image.

Change pattern file into image file.

3.3 Put the image into file.

Delete the selected pattern from the file.

3.4 Put image file together.

Put muti-image file together one.

3.5 Refresh all files.

Refreshing all files.

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10.play setting

It can setting play function on the quick play, sequence edit, segment edit,
setting and play as follows.
1. Play setting
1.1 Offset distance adjust.

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1.2 ILDA play interval

Setting play time

1.3 Scanner speed

Setting laser light's scanner speed, the higher the scanner speed, the accurater
the pattern and the lower the flicker.
1.4 delete

Setting delay time of pattern, the bigger number, the longer time.
1.5 H-measurement

Setting the pattern measurement of horizontal direction

1.6 V-measurement

Setting the pattern measurement of vertical direction.

If click rock H:V, when change the pattern measurement of H or V direction,
V or H direction measurement can change together.
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1.7 Fixed position

Setting a pattern angle rolling the centre.

1.8 Red saturation

Setting red brightness in the play of laser light

1.9 Green saturation

Setting green brightness in the play of laser light.

1.10 Blue saturation

Setting blue brightness in the play of laser light.

1.11 Brightness

Setting all brightness in the play of laser light.

2 Play control
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2.1 Control Bar

Control play and stop and etc function of pattern.

2.2 play

Control
2.3 again play

again
2.4 stop

Click stop, again stop go on play.

2.5 H-image

Click can play in the H-image.

2.6 V-image

Click can play in the V-image.

2.7 stop

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Stop play.
2.8 setting

Setting above function, click enter setting play window.

11.Detect equipment
Click the Detect Device button in the main window to check whether the
usb-box connect with iShow soft, if it does, the combox under the Detect Device
button would appear USB-0, USB-1, USB-2,USB-3, and so...

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